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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. -

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  1. oere cr ene rivo equal parIS:
  2. When che Poines Ot Arres and Libra arC BEOUGHETO
  3. theLlorizon, it will cuc that and che siquinoctia
  4. qualto che suns sreacelt ea lue it alss
  5. Lacicude; and vuh che leguinoetial, an AngleC
  6. qual 10 23 Degrees and 30 Mlinures, Which is che
  7. Sunssrearest Declinarion. This Circle by AArO
  8. nomers is accouncedas a kind ofbroad onc, and is
  9. likre a Belc or Cirdle round che Globe: Throue
  10. eca decercrit ie eb eoelcarelea Lell Lclat dab
  11. etck. Oedia docdus Clettas es ihe dun. Oelaule cla
  12. Sun never deriaces trom ic, in irs Annual Mocior
  13. 25 che Plariers do aIl more or lels, Wvhence it hact
  14. ies BreaccH.
  15. This Circle is marked with the Characters D
  16. etic Tvelve Signs, and on ic is found ouc che Sun
  17. Place; Wtich is under what Scar or Degree ot2
  18. ny oF che Tvelve Zodiacal Constellations he appcars
  19. eo be at Noon. By this are decermined che Pou
  20. Ouarrers of the Tear, according a5 the Lcliprick
  21. divided into Four equal parIS; and accordins asth
  22. Sun gocs on here, he hacn mote et ses
  23. rion.
  24. Nadir.
  25. Arid chese on the Terrestrial Globe, ihie Ancients
  26. supposed io divide the Larch into Five Zones, viz
  27. Euo Frisid, cuo Temperate, and che Torrid Zone
  28. Besides chese Pen Cireles larely deseribed, Which
  29. aec alvars dravn on che Globe it PelF, there are
  30. Tome octier neceslary Circles to be knoion, whicti
  31. are barely Imaxinary; and supposea onty to be
  32. draun upon che Clobe.
  33. Y. Meridians, Ox Ftour-Circles, Wrhich are preat
  34. Circles meering all in the Poles or the Norid, ane
  35. erosins che Equinoctial ac RiphE Anples; these
  36. are supplied by. he Meridian, Hour Cirele, and
  37. Indet
  38. 2. Azimuths, or Vertical Cireles, Wotrieh lirewile
  39. are Creat Circles of the Sphere, and meet inthe Ze.
  40. nith and Nadir, as the Meridians and FTOUT- Cir.
  41. cles do in the Poles: Ttiele cur the HTOriZOn aE
  42. Riphr Angles, and on chele is reckoned e Suns
  43. Alticude, When he is noc on the Meridian. They
  44. are represenced by che Ouadrant ot Alticude, whict
  45. beins six d ac che Z enith, is morable abouc roind
  46. the Globe chrouph all the POints OE the Com
  47. D
  48. 3. There are allo Circles of Lonxitude DF he
  49. Stars and Planers, Wrhich are Greac Circles pastine
  50. chrouxhche Poles of che Reliprick, and in rhar Line
  51. dererminine the Scars or Planers Place or L. onsicude
  52. reckoned trom che trt Poinc ot Aries,
  53. 4. Almacanters, or Parallets os Alcirudem ate Cir.
  54. cles haring cheir Poles in the Zenith, and are al:
  55. vars draun parallel ro che Hlorizon. Thele are
  56. Cesser Circles os ibe Sphere, diministine gradually
  57. as chez 30 Farcher and Farcher trom che FTO-
  58. rIZON.
  59. In respect oF the Scars there are also suxposed r0
  60. BC Parallels of Latieude; Wwhich are parallel ro ché
  61. Eclipcick, and hare cheir Poles the lame withhose
  62. OF that Circle.
  63. 5. Parallels of Declination OE the Sun OF STaTS ;
  64. Wohlch are lesset Circles, Wvhose Poles are the Poles
  65. ot theWorid, and are all drawn parallel eo choe
  66. Equinoctial, cicher Norrh or South; and these
  67. uotien draun on che Terrestriat Globe) are calledea
  68. rallels os L avitude
  69. IV. The Zodiack is anorher Great Circle DEctie
  70. Obliguelr, makiins wich elie former an Angle c.
  71. AlloTiom This Circle ene Lacutuac Ot ene FTahet
  72. and sixed Stars are accounced trom che Fcliprict
  73. conats ies Poles.
  74. The Poles oFthis Circle are 23 Degrees 30 Mi
  75. nures aMCaMC Crom che Poles oF the WV OrId, OE OF ch
  76. Equimoctial; and by their Morion round che Pole
  77. ot the Wortd, arerhe Polar Circles described.
  78. Inchese Poles ot the Eeliprick, all che Cireles ot
  79. Lonsicude which are drawn chrough che Zodiack
  80. do decerminare; a5 che Meridians and FTour-Cir
  81. cles do in che Poles oF the NV OrId, and 25 the 127
  82. muth Or Vertical Circles do in che LCM al
  83. V. IF vou imagine tuo Great Circles parting bOrt
  84. Throuxh che Poles oF the Worid, and also ore 0
  85. them chroush che P. quinoctial Points, Aries and Li.
  86. bra, and che orher chrouga che solstitial Points, C an
  87. cer and Capricorn.
  88. These are called, the cvo Colures, the one the
  89. Equinoctial, the orher the Soistitial Colure: Thet
  90. Will divide che Feliprick inco Four equal Parts or
  91. Ouarrers, which are denominared accordins to che
  92. Points where chese pals chrough, called the FOur
  93. Cardinal Points; and are che trst Poines oF Aries
  94. Libra, Cancer, aud Capricorn.
  95. These are all the Creat Circles.
  96. VI. HF vou suppole tvo Circles dravon parallet
  97. coche Equinoctial, ac 23 Degrees 30 Minures di
  98. Aanc trom ic, onc cowards che Norch, che other
  99. rovards che Souch, chele are calledche Propicks, bC.
  100. cause the Sun appears, when in them, eO turn
  101. backward from his former Courle, the onethe Tro.
  102. pick ot Cancer, and che orherthe Propick ot C aprt
  103. corn, becaule cher are under chese Sions.
  104. VII. TE LvO orher Circles are supposed r0 b
  105. dravn chroueh 23 Deerees 30 Minures, reckonea
  106. on che Meridian From the Polar Points, chele arc
  107. called the Polar Circles: The Norchernis che ArticK
  108. and rhe Soucherm he Ancarrick Circles, becaus
  109. opposicire tothe Former,
  110. These are che Four Lesser Cireles.
  111. DL. CLNFFY
  112. Latitude os any Place, IS d ACH ot Hie MC.
  113. Pole: The Realon ot whicH ls, LHaC LNOM the
  114. Torizon che lame Number, and cach ol chele G
  115. cne acla dlc cne Lole; ilat atae ccctore
  116. Aance From che Zenich ro che LGuator eGdal roché
  117. Distance bereen che Pole aluche FTorizon, OE 10
  118. ridian oF chal Place, intercepted berveen its ZC
  119. rich ane ele suatot; and ehis is che same wirt
  120. alt ACe eC Mertatan intercepted berwween che
  121. Polc altet u LTBMZOn; and cheretore it is OFrer
  122. exPTCHCa BY IHC LOLS HCIBhE, or Flexarion oF che
  123. Aance ot 90 Degreco, alet lom ihe Z enich W Mn
  124. Derrees cohrainine wichin ic ehie Distance becureen
  125. cc camca ada aolit col ilua leadene si
  126. chc Eleracion ot che Pole abore che Floricon.
  127. a
  128. h. Lacirude

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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. - . Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/806933011:0373?run=74